Team India: Major changes have been made in the Indian squad before the two-match Test series against New Zealand. Young fast bowler Gurnoor Brar has joined the Indian Test squad while Kuldeep Yadav has been released.
Team India: These days the Indian team is on New Zealand tour where a five-match ODI series is going on between the two teams. After this, a two-match Test series will be played between the two teams from November 19. Before the upcoming Test series, the selection committee has made two major changes in the squad of Team India. Young fast bowler Gurnoor Brar has joined the Indian Test team for the two-match Test series. At the same time, the Chinaman bowler has been released from the Test squad to play domestic cricket. Also, wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant is fully fit and has joined the Indian Test squad.
Kuldeep Yadav is out
Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav got a chance to play only one match so far in the ongoing ODI series against New Zealand in which he proved to be a miserable flop. Kuldeep was included in the playing 11 in the fourth ODI match played at Bay Oval. But, in this match he had given away 73 runs in 8 overs without taking any wicket. After this disappointing performance, the team has released him, so that he can return to India and participate in the domestic cricket tournament.
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Gurnoor Brar added to #TeamIndia’s squad for #NZvIND Tests
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— BCCI (@BCCI) November 14, 2026
Brar joins test team
At the same time, young fast bowler Gurnoor Brar has joined the Indian Test squad after the fourth ODI match. BCCI issued a statement on Saturday, November 14, saying that the selection committee has included Gurnoor Brar with the Indian Test team for the two-match Test series against New Zealand. Due to which Brar will not be available for the fifth ODI.
India's updated test squad
Shubman Gill (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul (vice-captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Anshul Kamboj, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Sai Sudarshan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, Gurnoor Brar.
India's updated ODI squad
Shreyas Iyer (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Tilak Verma, Ishan Kishan (vice-captain/wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Naman Dheer, Aaqib Nabi, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Kumar Kushagra (wicketkeeper), Mohammed Siraj, Yash Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav.